The Worst Mistakes Made By Young People In Interviews

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Here are some of the worst mistakes made by young job interviewees. Are you guilty of any?

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Job interview advice. For every position you apply for, you’ve probably got your recruitment agent, your mum and your best mate Darryl trying to give you what they think are the essential pointers. We’re pretty prone to do it also — see our recent story on how to answer common interview questions.

Still, it’s not often you get advice from the horse’s mouth. Or, in this particular case, the employer’s mouth. Luckily for you, Business Insider has put together 24 of the worst mistakes young people make when coming into their offices for an interview.

It’s a doozy. Also, despite the fact that this is an online publisher, it’s pretty universal. Some of the best — and in many ways most surprising — entries?

Showing up 20 minutes early: Do not do this. As the piece says, it just puts pressure on your interviewer. You don’t want that. Five minutes ahead of time is far more reasonable.

Trying to negotiate your salary in the first interview: Steady on their, cowboy. Leave it until later in the process when you’ll be in a stronger bargaining position anyway.

Putting your career objectives — whatever the hell they are — at the top of your CV. Man, we could’ve told you this one. Kill this idea now.

Not bringing a printed CV to your job interview: You might think this went out with your dad’s generation but, seriously, it saves a lot of hassle for your interviewer. And print extras for extra interviewers.

And that’s just the beginning. There are 24 entries in total, all of them worth checking out.

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